Stitches???!!!

[DivaDee84 12]

4 days post op & my stitches are itching & burning & really swollen & red...is this normal??!!

[kwikwits 20]

Yes, it is normal. I am 1 month out and sometimes my incisions still hurt/itch etc.

[DivaDee84 12]

Ok so even though it feels feverish it's ok??

[kellyw74 258]

You should only be concerned if you have drainage that covers more than 3 guaze pads in a 24 hour period and the drainage is green/yellow and foul smelling.

If you don't have drainage and it just itches, you are just healing!

Kelly

Ok so even though it feels feverish it's ok??

[DivaDee84 12]

Thanks Kelly!

[KristeyK 3]

4 days post op & my stitches are itching & burning & really swollen & red...is this normal??!!

When you say swollen and red...more so than when you were discharged? Have you done anything that may cause them to become more inflamed and burn? I probably wouldn't be too worried, but if you start seeing any kind of streaking from the wound, or start having a fever or purulent drainage, CALL YOUR DR!

[ybnormal 21]

Sorry, I'm always the "better safe than sorry" and I might go have it checked out if it's feverish. The itching ..YES! I experienced that as do most people. Mine were never red or feverish though. Is it the incisions, or where the tape was? I had a reaction to the tape and that area was swollen and red and hot ...it sucked but it was an allergic reaction, not infection.

To ease your mind, you may want to have a doctor peek at it to see if it's infected.

Renee`

[DivaDee84 12]

It's red, swollen, feverish & pulling very tight...no leakage but wayyyy bigger than the day I came outta surgery...it's like a big circle around it...

[Kayla 6]

It's red, swollen, feverish & pulling very tight...no leakage but wayyyy bigger than the day I came outta surgery...it's like a big circle around it...

I would call your Dr. just to be on the safe side. That is what they are there for.

[bunny 2]

That really sounds like a minor infection...one of those things your body can probably cope with but it's best to get checked out since your immune system is already weak from lack of food/nutrients.

[ybnormal 21]

Actually, with the big circle around it, you may want to just hop over to urgent care or something and let them take a look. It sounds like an infection but who knows? We're not doctors here but I'm telling you what I personally would do if it were my body. I would go have it looked at ASAP. The sooner they give you antibiotics the sooner it will clear up instead of getting worse. OR, they'll tell you it's fine and just keep washing it gently with antibacterial soap.

Renee`

[YellowRose 21]

Hey room-mate... just checking on you. (..member be? You were a day ahead of me and we shared the closet. hahaha)

My incisions are red and puffy but not bad. I change my bandages every day so far. Today I have left them off and letting my belly air dry a little. I'll put them back on before I go lay back down.

[kellyw74 258]

If your dr. put steri-strips on you could be alergic to them. YOu might want to give them a call. That sounds a little worrysome. But as far as infection, I would not think so!

Kelly

It's red, swollen, feverish & pulling very tight...no leakage but wayyyy bigger than the day I came outta surgery...it's like a big circle around it...

[Khy 16]

Go get it seen NOW. I do not like the way it sounds. When I had bladder repair surgery, I had an abcess develop under the incision. It started like this.

Khy